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Oxford’s raucous party starlets Self Help release their latest single Bamboo on July 8th, the second of two singles recorded at Upcycled Sounds. The kings of Oxford’s post-punk scene, Bamboo reign in their infamous noise/punk pop just a little - leaning towards a country style two-step but still overlayed with filthy guitars and saw leads. 

Bamboo has its roots in the sleazy punk/disco scene but also delights in its potential psychedelic trippiness. 

Singer Danny Jeffries’s distinctive twangy yet conversational vocals give the whole piece its focus. The power of the two step beat rising and falling with the anger of a partner knowing them too well, and the angry indifference if they were to end the relationship.

Evolving into a 5 piece line-up last year and with infamously electrifying performances and three vocalists who are all front-men in their own right, Self Help are having a break from shows to track their first full studio album due to be released next year.Self Help started in 2016 and since then they have toured up and down the country and in Europe. Their songs have been played on Radio 6, Radio 1, BBC Radio Oxford and many more.

Bamboo

Glucose Faced Killer

Spaceman

Enrage Engage

Always Trashy in Fillydelphia

Fall under the table with me

Fall Under The Table With Me

Gooey

Won't You

Gemma

For our friends at Klub Kakofanney - we love you <3

Recorded and mixed by Jacob Holdsworth

Goodbye (Single)

Klub Kak (Alan)

Daydreams

The Razz

Enough Is Enough

Get On With It

Something More

1,000,000 MPH

Milkshake

Milkshake - Demo

You need Self Help! 

loud crunchy synthy doomy cynical noise 

Hailing from Oxford, England, Self Help are a five-piece who create a sound as blistering as it is off-kilter. The band first came together in 2018 sharing a love for a diverse, experimental approach to making music. Self Help create art strictly on their own terms and, in turn, challenge the listener throughout. Indeed, their unforgettable performances leave a lasting effect on music lovers far and wide, with three frontmen often taking turns to lead the charge. 

Following a short, self-imposed, break from the playing music, Self Help returned in 2022 with their uncompromising sound enveloping their peers into a sonic-euphoric, semi-doomscape or, as the band have coined, vroomscape! This led to a number of festival appearances and airplay on BBC 6 Music as well as support slots with the likes of Squid, Goat Girl, The Murder Capital and Animal House. 

Following recent track ‘Spaceman’, latest single ‘Enrage Engage’ is the title track of the band’s forthcoming debut album. ‘Enrage Engage’, perfectly encapsulates the bands sound in just over four breathless minutes. The track is a heady mix of sardonic lyricism, dissonant melodies, crunchy synths and explosive sonics, as Self Help share their world view with the listener. 

The record itself is packed full of post-punk energy and is a result of Self Help’s ironic displeasure at seeing the modern world in the state that it’s currently in.

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